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Walking Dead: All Out War Wave Three Available to Pre-order NOW!

The Walking Dead: Wave Three is HERE… well, almost! Today you can pre-order everything in the latest expansion: Safety Behind Bars. As previewed throughout this week, this latest addition to the critically acclaimed All Out War, sees Rick and the remaining Atlanta Survivors make their way to the Meriwether County Correctional Facility. A prison may sound like the worst place you’d want to be, but could the chain-link fences and cell bars actually help to keep the Walkers out? Only time will tell… Safety Behind Bars The biggest release in this wave is the brand new narrative expansion, which comes with new Survivors and Armored Walkers – eek! Across seven scenarios you’ll have to clear out the prison before making it safe for the Atlanta Survivors to move in. Will you make it inside… or die trying? Read our previous article for an in-depth look at the new expansion. Retail Exclusive – Glenn, Prison Defender Booster The first retail exclusive for Wave Three is Glenn, Prison Defender. After his experiences on the farm, Glenn is now a very different character and comes clad in thick prison armor, which should hopefully keep the Walkers (and Survivors) from getting too close. Check out [...]

Continuing our series looking at what’s coming up in Wave Three of The Walking Dead: All Out War, today we’re previewing the second of the retail exclusive boosters: Maggie, Prison Defender. Also, if you missed our detailed look at the new expansion, Safety Behind Bars and the other Retail Exclusive Booster, Glenn, Prison Guard, make sure you take a look at those too. Maggie, Prison Defender Booster Through her time with the gang, Maggie Greene has certainly grown up. Her previous card’s ability Survival Instinct, which allowed her to choose the preferred of two panic dice, has been upgraded to Faithful Unto Death. She will now never panic as long as Glenn is alive and on the board. With Steadying Influence, Maggie is also able to control the threat level, rolling 1 White Dice when making a Hold Your Nerve action, reducing it by that much. Both of these combined can help your groups of survivors keep their cool in those tense late-game turns. Maggie’s stats have also increased significantly. Her melee attacks have an added red dice, bringing her up to two, while her shooting has been upgraded from a red dice to a white dice. Maggie’s health has also [...]

Andrew Sharp, Deadzone expert and rules committee member, is back with another handy faction guide for Deadzone. This time he’s turning his attention to the collection of humans and aliens that form the Rebs. Faction overview The Rebs are a diverse collections of individuals and disparate races with one goal and one goal only, resistance to the corporations and the GCPS. All have had personal, racial or cultural interactions with the GCPS that have left them feeling used and damaged. Not all are willing to just stand by and let that happen. These brave individuals can be found on the fringes of corporation space and there’s nowhere better to strike back against your oppressors than in a Deadzone. The Rebs are the embodiment of the phrase “jack of all trades, master of none”, in that they can do pretty much anything any other faction can; shoot, fight and manoeuvre but in all cases they are not as good as the best in other factions. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but remember it before wondering why you can’t go toe to toe with something from an enemy faction. Strengths Versatility. Pure and simple the Rebs have an answer for everything. [...]

Continuing our series looking at what’s coming up in Wave Three of The Walking Dead: All Out War, today we’re previewing one of the retail exclusive boosters: Glenn, Prison Defender. Also, if you missed our detailed look at the new expansion, Safety Behind Bars, make sure you take a look at that too. GLENN, PRISON DEFENDER BOOSTER Clearning out the prison is a dangerous job, so Glenn is equipped to deal with the Walkers in his Riot Gear! However, he’s not the only one with a little bit of extra protection, and the Walker is also protected by armor too. Good luck getting those headshots because now the Walker will ignore the first ! on each attack roll. Yikes! Glenn’s new Survivor Card is certainly a step up from his previous version. He has something called the Slippery rule, which is a little like Nimble (often found on Runners) but instead of Glenn dodging away, he pushes the enemy 1″… pretty neat for shoving opposing Survivors into base-to-base with Walkers! He’s also got got an ability called Tread Lightly, which potentially allows him to Run without causing a Noise. This is a very useful ability that means Glenn can move [...]

Later this week, those lucky folks at GenCon will have the chance to get their hands on Wave Three of The Walking Dead: All Out War. However don’t fret because you’ll also have the opportunity to pre-order the entire wave and retail exclusives from the website too. But, what’s in Wave Three and why should you be particularly excited? Well, today, let’s take a look at the main expansion: Safety Behind Bars! In this expansion, Rick and the other Atlanta survivors travel from Hershel’s Farm to the Meriwether County Correctional Facility. Initially the place is overrun with Walkers but Rick has a plan to make it safe! This is one of the most iconic storylines from the comics, as the survivors clear out the Walkers from twisting corridors and bleak cells of the prison. The expansion is also a big leap for All Out War, as it introduces plenty of new gameplay elements, as noted below. What’s more, it includes SEVEN action packed scenarios to play through, which is more than any of the previous expansions. THE PRISON GROUNDS For the first time in The Walking Dead, you’ve now got to fight the Walkers in the claustrophobic confines of a [...]

The Forge Father Sturnhammer Battle Tank will start shipping on August 18th, so we thought we would take a closer look at this mighty machine. The Sturnhammer is assessed by Corporation Central Military analysts to be probably the best main battle tank currently employed amongst alien races. Carrying a Heavy Hailstorm Cannon turret as standard, the Sturnhammer’s intricately engineered target control system makes it capable of a rate of accurate fire at a range that is the envy of even Enforcer Commanders. This also often makes a Sturnhammer a target of high priority in battle, but its armour is at least as technically advanced as its weaponry, shurgging off all but the most powerful and well placed incoming shots. The hard plastic Sturnhammer kit is a must-have for any Forge Father commander looking to expand their forces in Warpath or Firefight. The detailed kit includes optional parts to build several different loadouts, including: Sturnhammer Hagall Pattern Battle Tank – this features a Hailstorm Rifle and Heavy Hailstorm Cannon Sturnhammer Hata Pattern Battle Tank – this features a Hailstorm Rifle and Heavy Magma Cannon Brandr Urban Assault Vehicle – armed with an assault ram and Heavy Dragonbreath Flamer (perfect for clearing [...]

In the latest Tactics Tuesday, Andrew Sharp of the Deadzone Rules Committee guides you through some tips and tricks for getting the most out of the Veer-myn faction. Faction overview The Veer-myn are the underground race of much maligned space rats. Previously thought of as nothing more than a nuisance, they are now ready to strike at the soft underbelly of the GCPS. They are experts in secretive and shadowy warfare, infiltrating into and utilising GCPS infrastructure and machinery. Then with no warning they suddenly appear from the shadows, often cloaked in clouds of thick smoke or using lethal toxins to rain fire and death on their unsuspecting enemies. But how do they play and what are the key units? Since Deadzone 2.0 first came out, the Rules Committee has worked how to make the Veer-myn faction more competitive and we’ve recently released the V2.0 Beta faction list, which can be found here. The comments below are based on how the Veer-myn play now. If you tried them before and didn’t do well, please do try again as they are very different beasts now! Strengths Speed! The Veer-myn are the fastest faction by far in Deadzone and as the map [...]

GEN CON Events, Vouchers, Exclusives & Pre-releases, and Deals Gen Con! It’s the time of the year when a gamer’s heart bursts with all the activities and new hobby potential. Mantic Games are putting on eight events in Gen Cons Hall B. Take part in an event and you’ll pick up a Voucher (more on this, below). EVENTS Whether it’s an in-depth learn-to-play, something narrative driven, a one-on-one challenge, or a straight up brawl, we’ve got you covered: Learn to Play Kings of War ($2 – 29 tickets of 108 remaining) Learn to Play Kings of War Big Game ($2 – 9 tickets of 36 remaining) Learn to Play Warpath ($2 SOLD OUT 36 places) Narrative Scenario for The Walking Dead: All Out War – Unhappy Campers ($2 SOLD OUT 32 places) Narrative Scenario for Deadzone ($2 SOLD OUT 24 places) Mega Battle for Kings of War: 10,000 points per side! ($4 – 5 tickets of 12 remaining) Tournament for Kings of War: How You Use It! ($8 – 7 tickets of 12 remaining) Tournament for Kings of War: Kings of Gen Con ($10 – 13 tickets of 24 remaining) SOLD OUT? There may well be spaces on the day [...]

Our friends over at the Pit Gaming Shop in Borehamwood are mad at work preparing for their first official #ManticMonday. So we thought we thought we would do a feature on the store and let you know all about their event coming up on Monday 14th August. Over to you guys… The Pit Gaming Shop is a friendly, professional operation run by gamers and collectors for gamers and collectors. We provide a fast, efficient service with a wealth of knowledge, experience and excellent customer service. Keeping it simple, the Pit sells what gamers and collectors want! This includes all types of war gaming miniatures and games, role-playing games, modelling supplies, action figures, board games, card games, trading cards, books and comics plus many more geeky, nerdy and awesome toys and collectible things! Our number one priority is providing a great customer service. We will respond to all orders and queries in a timely and professional manner, dispatch orders promptly and accurately, and provide support for any issues that may arise. The Pit Gaming shop is a website, Hobby Centre and eBay store based in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire where customers of all ages can visit, game the day away and buy all [...]

Hello my friends. So over the past couple of weeks I’ve been in a bit of a conundrum. At past Gen Cons we’ve held our annual Mantic Open Night Gen Con at the Colts Grille. For some unexplained reason the owners of the Colts Grille closed its doors to the public leaving us stranded in the rain staring longingly through the windows where games, booze and fun was to be had. So after many phone calls and inquiries, the only solution that I could come up with was to hold Mantic Open Night at the Events Hall on Saturday night where all the Mantic events are during the day. So come on down to Hall B to the Mantic HQ where we will still be able to play games but we won’t have the luxury of having drinks and food available to us. Since there won’t be food readily available to us, I’ve decided to start Open Night just a little bit later to accommodate people leaving to go get dinner. So we will be starting Mantic Open night at 8:30pm and will run till about 11-12. So come one down and challenge the man with a dress*, Andy Meechan [...]